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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain Status Update 4/9/2015 – Still looking great!

While some of the early bloomers are gone – no more Dutchman’s Breeches, for example – this is STILL a great time for a visit to The Pocket. My growing wildflower checklist for The Pocket is up to 59 species now, and 41 of them are blooming now, even though a few of those are almost gone. If you want to see Bluebells, better hurry; they are declining fast. The Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) are gone, and I only saw one small patch of Carolina Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana). All three Trillium species are still in full glory, but probably the dominant species blooming right now are Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata), and Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida), which you’ll see all along the Pocket Road on your way in to the parking area.

Eastern Columbine and Purple Phacelia

Eastern Columbine and Purple Phacelia

 

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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain Status Update 4/3/2015 – Signature Blooms!

This is a great time for a visit to The Pocket; I hadn’t been able to get down there in nearly 3 weeks (apologies to those that were looking for a status report last week) and so many species are blooming now! Bluebells, Wood Poppies (Celandine), Purple Phacelia, and all three Trillium species are at peak, along with a couple of others that aren’t considered “signature species” for The Pocket.

Wood Poppy

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Miami Mist – Phacelia purshii – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Miami Mist, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (5/10/2014.)  Scientific name is Phacelia purshii. Photo below was taken on the east side of Pigeon Mountain in Walker County, GA on May 2, 2014. Go to the Miami Mist detail page for more photos and information.

Miami Mist, Purple Scorpionweed - Phacelia purshii

Miami Mist – Phacelia purshii

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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain Status Update 4/3/2014

This is a great time for a visit to The Pocket. (See end of this post for my guess on 4/10 status.)  On Thursday, 4/3/2014, my wife and I walked up the Pocket Loop Trail, and then went back down to the parking area to meet up with a homeschool group who had invited me to join them for their visit to help identify the flowers they saw.  We walked the Shirley Miller boardwalk and extension trail up to the falls with this great group of moms and their children.  Several of the “signature species” are still blooming – Virginia Bluebell, Wood (Celandine) Poppy, Dutchman’s Breeches, and all three of the Pocket’s three Trillium species are blooming right now.  35 of the 55 species on my current version of the checklist are blooming right now.

Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis

Eastern Red Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis

We also ran into Clayton Webster and some more of the Over the Hill Hiking Group that I met last week.  We had a nice visit exchanging information on what to look for blooming – they were coming from where we were going, and vice versa…

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Update on #Wildflowers at The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain 03/29/2013

It’s only been 5 days since my last report, but it’s been a rough week and it looks like I won’t be able to get away over the weekend.  While wildflower photography can be more physically demanding than most people would think, I find it a great way to get away from stress for a while, so I took a few hours for a visit – it was great.  Among the new flowers beginning to bloom in the past 5 days are the prettiest of the Fleabanes we have in this area – Robin’s Plantain.

Robin's Plantain - Erigeron pulchellus

Robin’s Plantain – Erigeron pulchellus

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Threadleaf Phacelia – Phacelia linearis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Threadleaf Phacelia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/15/2013.) Scientific name is Phacelia linearis.  It  is also known by the common names Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, and Threadleaf Scorpionweed.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID, on June 7, 2010.   Go to the Threadleaf Phacelia detail page for more photos and information.

Threadleaf Phacelia, Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, Threadleaf Scorpionweed - Phacelia linearis

Threadleaf Phacelia, Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, Threadleaf Scorpionweed – Phacelia linearis

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Silverleaf Phacelia – Phacelia hastata – Added to USWildflowers Database

Silverleaf Phacelia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (09/04/2010.)  Scientific name is Phacelia hastata.  Other common names are Timberline Phacelia, Mountain Phacelia.  Photo below was taken in the Boise National Forest near Boise, Idaho on June 7, 2010.

Silverleaf Phacelia, Mountain Phacelia - Phacelia hastata

Silverleaf Phacelia, Mountain Phacelia - Phacelia hastata